Shepard Smith Moves Ahead

Former Fox News anchor and UM Journalism School alum Shepard Smith has joined CNBC, and will host a new prime-time evening news program.

Smith’s title at CNBC will be chief general news anchor and chief breaking general news anchor. At CNBC, Smith will host The News with Shepard Smith, set to debut in the 7 p.m. ET time slot at the end of September.

“I am honored to continue to pursue the truth, both for CNBC’s loyal viewers and for those who have been following my reporting for decades in good times and in bad,” Smith said in a network news release.